Favorite MP5-style rifle lower?

[Rayrevolver]

Certainly.

I guess I'm in the same boat as many others. Kinda want an mp5 style weapon but it's tough to put $2k minimum into a range toy. Yea I know it's not a bad HD weapon but any weapon used for SD is difficult to get back from the state.

The thread did answer my questions, thanks.

Basically I prefer lowers other than the "navy" style so if I get one in another style it will save some money.

Brand new POF MP5s pistols on Gunbroker right now for $1198 shipped. $1479 shipped including the folding brace. Lots of folks are happy with them. I am glad that the MKE and POF guns hit these shores, I never thought I would own an MP5/MP5K.

I went with an ambi lower since I had a hard time getting the safety off during presentation. If those extended levers were for sale and I knew about the "Navy" SEF, I would have probably run down that path and saved money.

The $400 pack from HKParts has worked fine and looks great, its just has a much heavier trigger than the stock Zenith SEF. I recently installed the flat faced trigger and it is starting to break in a little and feel better. Not a bad upgrade for $38.

[SteyrAUG]

Certainly.

I guess I'm in the same boat as many others. Kinda want an mp5 style weapon but it's tough to put $2k minimum into a range toy. Yea I know it's not a bad HD weapon but any weapon used for SD is difficult to get back from the state.

The thread did answer my questions, thanks.

Basically I prefer lowers other than the "navy" style so if I get one in another style it will save some money.

Depends what state. Cleveland Murdock fatally shot Patrick Lavoie from inside his vehicle. Patrick Lavoie had never even physically touched Murdock and was completely unarmed. Murdock was not arrested or charged and nobody ever took possession of his defensive weapon.

As for me, "kind of weapon" is my last consideration when it comes to personal / home defense and the thought that it might be kept in evidence or used to paint me as somebody more dangerous than the typical gun owner.

My HD weapons have been factory "select fire" HK G3 (until I got some real world experience firing .308 indoors), factory "select fire" HK MP5 with Raptor II suppressor (which is still in my home defense rotation) and a Colt 6945 w/ HALO suppressor.

[Ed L.]

What baffles me most though, is those who have problems with HK selectors never seem to complain about the AK selectors which are probably the least ergonomic of any rifle ever made, but they remain one of the most favorite small arms of all time.

Because an is seen AK is a Soviet designed gun made with rugged conditions designed for simplicity and use by a draftee army of peasants in mind, while the HK is seen as a western gun with versions of which having served in elite units--so more is expected of it.

The controls may not be as super ergonomic as an AR, but having recently put a fair amount of use through an HK94 it is completely usable. I did have some trepidations about the ergonomics of the safety before firing it, but after using it for a bit I concluded it was perfectly usable.

[SteyrAUG]

Because an is seen AK is a Soviet designed gun made with rugged conditions designed for simplicity and use by a draftee army of peasants in mind, while the HK is seen as a western gun with versions of which having served in elite units--so more is expected of it.

The controls may not be as super ergonomic as an AR, but having recently put a fair amount of use through an HK94 it is completely usable. I did have some trepidations about the ergonomics of the safety before firing it, but after using it for a bit I concluded it was perfectly usable.

Honestly, the CETME/G3 was also a reaction to WWII lesson and based somewhat on the Stg44/45 idea but patterned directly after the Gerat Stg45(M) and meant to be a mass produced, rugged, user simple and almost "no frills" design. The true western "refined" long arm was the FN FAL.

While the AKM became stamped steel and plywood, the G3 really was stamped steel and polymer (not counting early wood stocks). In many ways it was the German AK of rifles.

[eodinert]

Nobody buys a roller lock gun for the awesome ergos.

I have all three types of lowers, but ended up with mostly 'contoured' housings, as they represent the era that is iconic for HKs to me. The best housing available wouldn't make it have good ergos, so just find one that works for you and shoot the hell out of it.

[SteyrAUG]

Nobody buys a roller lock gun for the awesome ergos.

I have all three types of lowers, but ended up with mostly 'contoured' housings, as they represent the era that is iconic for HKs to me. The best housing available wouldn't make it have good ergos, so just find one that works for you and shoot the hell out of it.

That's why I tend to prefer steel trigger groups, I grew up with the 90 series. Plus you can change from black to green.

[eternal24k]

FBI lower for me, but the contoured steel certainly have an appeal